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bokuda
The defendant is an LDP lawmaker.
I thought that LDP members where untouchable.
Alfie Noakes
Awaji is a long-standing friend and supporter of Shinzo and Akie Abe, something Kyodo has completely ignored in nearly all its coverage of this story.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200305/p2a/00m/0na/017000c
https://twitter.com/ShingetsuNews/status/1296344762140696578
Mickelicious
14 months is an obscenely lenient sentence for ¥30,000,000 witness tampering.
How an obscene legal system deals with an obscene political party?
Cricky
He will retain his seat in parliament, these people acted on their own he had no idea his staff were behind the whole thing out of loyalty...bet you that's the story. Seen it so many times. Sorry bow, back to a tax funded lifestyle.
Goodlucktoyou
In @cricky’s scenario, but in abe’s Corruption case, one guy died from suicide.
Sal Affist
Gambling interests have a lot of money to offer to weak-willed politicians and execs, both before being caught and afterwards.